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Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns II from Prize Fight Kings on Vimeo. Leonard-Hearns II “The War” Following “The Showdown,” Leonard defended the undisputed world welterweight championship once, knocking out Bruce Finch in the third round, and then retired after having surgery to repair a detached retina in his left eye. Hearns moved up…

Floyd Mayweather has announced he is having a rematch with Marcos Maidana on Sept. 13, 2014 to follow up their first fight which resembled an MMA bout. In my opinion Floyd should have skipped this fight, because Maidana doesn’t deserve a rematch. The only reason it was a close match has all to do with…

At the MGM Grand on May 3, 2014, Maidana gave Floyd the toughest fight of his Career to date. The fight was won by Mayweather in a highly contested 12-round fight via majority decision. Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Burt A. Clements scored it…

Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns billed as “The War” (originally billed as “The Fight”), was a world middleweight championship boxing match between Undisputed Champion Marvin Hagler and challenger Thomas Hearns, who was himself the world’s junior middleweight champion. The fight is considered by many to be among the finest boxing matches in history, due to…

Floyd Mayweather at his gym getting ready to knock out Victor Ortiz from VegasMedia on Vimeo. Floyd Mayweather prepares for his match with Victor Ortiz (which ended in an unforgettable knock out!). The fight took place @ The MGM Grand on pay-per-view. This is only a glimpse into the actual training that takes place to…

Andre Berto vs. Robert Guerrero Berto's next fight was scheduled for November 24, 2012, in Ontario, California. The opponent was set to be (and was) Ring Top 10 Welterweight and WBC Interim Welterweight champion: Robert Guerrero. Berto was knocked down twice early in the fight but came back well to give Guerrero a tough…

Floyd Mayweather at his gym getting ready to knock out Victor Ortiz from VegasMedia on Vimeo. Floyd Mayweather prepares for his match with Victor Ortiz (which ended in an unforgettable knock out!). The fight took place @ The MGM Grand on pay-per-view. This is only a glimpse into the actual training that takes place to…

Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali Thirty-two years ago today, October 3, 1980, at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the worst events in the history of boxing took place – Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes. Younger, stronger, and in his prime, the 31 year old Larry Holmes (35-0), the WBC Heavyweight Champion,…

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (Kazakh: Геннадий Геннадийұлы Головкин; Russian: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; born April 8, 1982) is an undefeated Kazakh boxer who competed in the Middleweight (75 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He is the current WBA and IBO Middleweight Champion. With an 89% knockout percentage rate, Golovkin holds…

Joseph William “Joe” Calzaghe CBE (/kælˈzæɡi/ kal-zag-ee; born 23 March 1972) is a retired Welsh professional boxer.[1] He is a former WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA & The Ring Super Middleweight Champion and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion.[2] Calzaghe is the longest-reigning world champion in recent years, having held the WBO Super Middleweight title for over ten years and made 21 successful defenses. He relinquished the title to move up to light heavyweight. As his super…